Transgender Issues and the Criminal Justice System
What is “transgender”?
The term “transgender” describes people who understand or express their gender differently than what society expects based on the gender they were assigned at birth. This term includes people who change from one gender to another, people who express different gender characteristics, and people whose gender expression cannot be clearly defined as “masculine” or “feminine.”
What is “transition”?Read More

Myth #1: “Adolescents are too young to know that they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.”
Reality: A research study of lesbian, gay, bisexual youth found that the average age of awareness about sexual orientation was 10.1 The average age that youth first disclosed their sexual orientation was 14.2
Myth #2 “LGBT youth are manipulative.”
Reality: Individuals who are targeted for abuse and harassment have to find ways to protect themselves.Read More